The Miracle of Human Birth: Proof of Design?

What came first, the chicken or the egg? This question applies to countless mechanisms in nature composed of different components, where the absence of even a single part would stop the mechanism from functioning, thus preventing the creature from surviving in the wild.

The 'chicken or egg' question can be asked about the birth of humans as well.

The human brain is larger than that of other animals relative to body size. Human babies are born with larger heads compared to ape infants. However, the cervix is too narrow to accommodate such a large head. How does the baby make its way into the world without harming the mother?

Consider the scope of the problem:

1. Without a skull, the infant cannot survive inside or outside the womb, yet if the skull is not large enough, it cannot contain the brain.

2. A complete skull would prevent the infant from being born.

3. The cervix is limited in size and cannot accommodate a larger infant.

From every angle, the existence of human beings seems impossible.

Yet, reality is even more astonishing. To solve this challenge, humans have an ingenious architectural mechanism - the infant is born with a fragmented skull!

The baby's soft skull is artfully split into puzzle-like sections at precise angles, allowing it to 'compress' like pliable dough during birth without breaking or causing harm. These sections then mold back into shape after birth. The skull pieces are joined by sutures that eventually fuse, leaving barely perceptible bumps beneath the hair - this is why we have a scalp!

Without this system, humans would not exist. But when did it begin? It must have been operational, without error or flaw, in the first human children, ensuring their birth. The slightest fault would have prevented reproduction.

This brilliant mechanism, even with the slightest variation, would lead to the death of both baby and mother. It's not enough to have gaps; they must be in the right place and of the correct length, and one gap alone isn't sufficient. This architecture requires four specific gaps called fontanelles, located at the front, back, and sides. Each part works in harmony to protect the brain from the skull pieces.

Even a slight misalignment between gaps would cause a blockage and prevent the baby's birth. Any deviation in shape could critically damage the brain.

The rear fontanelle closes around four months, and the larger front fontanelle is fully closed by eighteen months. What protects the baby's soft head from being crushed by a hand until these gaps close?

Each fontanelle is covered by tough membranes protecting the baby's brain, allowing gentle caressing of the head above the fontanelle without harm. The precision of this mechanism is truly remarkable, with each aspect thoroughly calculated.

How could this be so, if not by divine creation from the very beginning? Such a complex mechanism demands planning, leaving no room for chance, randomness, or step-by-step creation. We return to the principle: it's all or nothing!

But the story doesn't end there, as the newborn needs breast milk to survive.

For thousands of years, there was no substitute for breast milk, and even today, imitations fall short of the real thing. Breast milk provides not only nourishment but also vitamins and antibodies for the baby's immune system. It contains over two hundred distinct components, naturally adjusting to meet the infant's needs, such as providing more fluids in summer or fat during growth phases. Interestingly, the mother's diet scarcely affects the composition (unless she is malnourished), ensuring the baby's nutrition in any circumstance.

This question extends to all mammals:

When did the newborn begin to consume milk? As it's their sole nourishment, a mammal must receive milk from birth to survive.

1. This mechanism requires the creation of special food tailored to the baby.

2. In the necessary quantity. Too little means starvation, and too much poses risks of infections.

3. Through an exclusive mechanism allowing consumption.

4. Timed precisely from pregnancy through maturity.

5. In the most convenient way possible, unlike farm animals.

6. But even after all this, how does the infant know how to nurse?

Humans are nearly helpless at birth, almost blind, and unable to turn themselves over independently. Despite this state, they instinctively know their food source and how to obtain it. What would happen if a baby didn’t inherently know how to nurse and drink milk? This is a unique instinct given to infants. Research shows that the fetus practices nursing movements in the womb.

No theory or imagination can tackle the 'chicken or egg' question - a mechanism built from multiple diverse components working simultaneously, without any of which the system fails to operate or ensure survival. Natural selection can't account for so many simultaneous and necessary mutations. The sudden appearance of so many different components suggests a deliberate and immediate creation of DNA, not a gradual developmental process.

Therefore, these mechanisms demonstrate the reality of the Creator.

Renowned biochemist Prof. Michael Behe described similar mechanisms in microscopic cells and bacteria, calling it 'irreducible complexity,' where every part is critical to its operation, indicating creation.

This scientific fact contradicts fundamental imaginary theories, as Darwin himself admitted in his book: “If it could be proved that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down.” Hence, Prof. Behe named his book ‘Darwin’s Black Box,’ presenting scientific evidence for creation through complexity that couldn't evolve in stages.

Indeed, it must be clarified, even if evolution were possible in nature, the sheer number of coincidences required for these mechanisms reiterates divine intervention in their creation.

It is vital to understand this: natural selection is claimed to 'filter' successful mutations like a sieve but does not guarantee the arrival of appropriate mutations. Why should all the millions of correct DNA sequences appear in our world? The fact that a poor man needs money for survival doesn't promise a sack of gold will fall from the sky for him... Similarly, the requirement for an animal to have appropriate mutations for survival doesn't guarantee it will receive them. If life were akin to a lottery, the number of improbable wins proves divine intervention in their manifestation.

Thus, even if evolutionary processes were possible, they wouldn't negate the existence of the Creator (who might have created animals through evolution, orchestrating successful mutations in their form, quantity, and timing to build the phenomenal systems we see in nature). The unfathomable design observed in creation signifies the existence of the Creator, even within 'evolution,' as random chaos can't explain so many coincidences in DNA formation.

The conclusion about the Creator’s existence from examining life forms comes from two forms of evidence:

1. Irreducible complexity - the 'chicken or egg’ (scientifically termed: many genes working together for survival, so they couldn’t appear through various gradual developmental stages. The mechanism demonstrates immediate creation).

2. The statistical amount of successful genes (signifying divine involvement in creation rather than random chance).

In these articles, we focused on the first proof, countering the gradual evolutionary possibility in nature.